Dave Cooley

Individual

Also gave $5K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$24K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $11K

Top States

TN$15K

GA$2K

KY$2K

NM$1K

TX$500

Giving Trend

↓ 19%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

COOLEY PUBLIC STRATEGIES

Summary

COOLEY, DAVE is an individual political donor based in TN. They have contributed $24K across 36 contributions to 16 recipients. Their average contribution is $666.639. Top recipients include TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, COOPER FOR CONGRESS, CONGRESSMAN BART GORDON COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $4K in 2024.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	TN	$4,949	7
2	COOPER FOR CONGRESS	—	TN	$4,000	5
3	CONGRESSMAN BART GORDON COMMITTEE	Democratic	TN	$3,150	3
4	BURGER KING FRANCHISEE PAC	—	GA	$2,300	9
5	IN THIS TOGETHER PAC	—	KY	$2,000	1
6	SOWELL FOR SENATE	Democratic	TN	$1,000	1
7	COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS	—	TN	$1,000	1
8	RICHARDSON FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	NM	$1,000	1
9	COOPER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$1,000	1
10	MIKE FOR TENNESSEE	—	—	$1,000	1
11	COOPER FOR NORTH CAROLINA	—	—	$1,000	1
12	BELIEVE IN SERVICE	—	TN	$500	1
13	BETO FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$500	1
14	MILLS FOR MAINE	—	—	$250	1
15	ADAIR FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	SC	$250	1
16	RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY PAC	Democratic	VA	$100	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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